Cover: Alcohol, Drug, and Mental Disorders, Psychosocial Problems, and Behavioral Interventions in Primary Care

Alcohol, Drug, and Mental Disorders, Psychosocial Problems, and Behavioral Interventions in Primary Care

Published in: The Future of Primary Care / Edited by Jonathan A. Showstack, Arlyss A. Rothman (San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, 2004), Chapter 13, p. 243-275

Posted on RAND.org on January 01, 2004

by Harold Alan Pincus

Effective primary medical care requires attention to the range of psychological and social issues embedded in the lives of all human beings.

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